Parking woes lead to traffic chaos Art event: Miss Australia International Jessica Martini and Miss Westernport Mikaela Fowler join art show chair John Renowden at last year’s opening.
Art show to be great – again By John Renowden THE Mornington Art Show has established itself as the biggest and best quality art show on the Mornington Peninsula and one of the best in Victoria, judging by the comments of various show judges and submitting artists. The 45th show will run for six days: Thursday 19 January to Thursday 26 January at the Mornington Peninsula Community Theatre, corner Nepean Hwy and Wilsons Rd. The annual art show attracts a wide range of valued sponsors and a great number of quality artists. The Mornington Peninsula News Group remains a major supporter and sponsor of the art show. Like the last show, opening night will be on a Thursday and will end on the Australia Day weekend. Opening night and will have a gala party atmosphere with a nautical theme. Gourmet finger food will be served and refreshments will be available from the bar. Music will add to the flavor of the evening and feature artists Craig Davey and Ron Brown will mingle with guests. Art show judge and artist Julie Goldspink will
also exhibit some of her work. More than 800 paintings from several Australian states will be for sale. The great attraction of the Mornington Art Show is the wide variety of art genre from local and interstate artists employing a wide range of media. The range of original art pieces for sale from a couple of hundred to several thousand dollars is most extensive. Tickets for opening night will be available on line at mornington artshow.com.au or from Farrells Bookstore in Mornington from November onwards. Artists are encouraged to submit their work via Gallery 247 from 1 November- 18 December. “We aim to maintain the tradition of presenting a high quality art show with a wide range of exhibits from local and interstate artists at a range of prices to suit all purchasers,” art show chairperson John Renowden said. Profits from the show will fund a range of community and international projects of the Mornington Rotary Club.
Parking nightmares: Cars parking illegally are a headache for Mt Eliza Primary School. Picture: Gary Sissons.
PARENTS double and triple parking at Mt Eliza Primary School pick up and drop off times are still risking lives and creating traffic chaos, despite years of campaigning for safe parking practises. A resident, who did not want to be identified, told The News pick up and drop off times outside the school were “a nightmare” as parents tried to squeeze their cars in wherever they could to wait for their children. He said he had complained to police, the Mornington Peninsula Shire council and the school for two years about the “dangerous” double parking that occurs every school day. “The council has tried to fix this issue by supplying extra car parking to the rear of the school and adding another crossing supervisor, but it’s still a problem,” he said. “Still we are faced with irresponsible parents
who choose to double and triple park at these times. “It is only a matter of time before a serious injury happens and who will be held accountable.” Mt Eliza Primary School principal Brett Bell said the school had battled the issue “since the 70s”, but that the growing school population was exacerbating parking issues. “We have worked with the council, the police and the school community, and implemented lots of strategies to improve the safety of pick up and drop off times. He said each time the council and police was called, parking behaviour improved for a short time. “Clearly parent behaviour needs to change,” he said. The Mornington Peninsula Council could not be contacted for comment.
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